Improvement in road-scrapers



R. D. LOUDON.

ROAD-SCRAPER. No.174,081. Patented FebQZS, 1876.

N. PETERS, puomumomvuan. WASHINGTON, u c.

UNITED STATES PATENT I QFFICE.

RODNEY D. LOUDON, OF WESLEY, ILLINOIS.

l MPROVEMENT IN ROAD-SCRAPERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 174,081, dated February 29, 1876 application filed July 10, 1875.

To all whom-it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, RODNEY D. LOUDON, of Wesley, in the county of Will and State of Illinois, have invented a new Improvement in Road-Scrapers, or scrapers for removing earth and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andexact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference thereon marked.

The nature of'the invention consists in at taching rollers to the handles 0 of the scraper shown in said drawing accompanying, and marked A A, so that the rollers will roll upon the bail D, by which said scraper is drawn, instead of sliding upon iron in dumping said scraper. The rollers are to be made of castiron or other metallic substance.

The said improvement is especially intended RODNEY D. LOUDON.

Witnesses:

JAMES L. YOUNG, JOHN P. RANSOM. 

